[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1389 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1389

 To exempt any road, highway, or bridge damaged by a natural disaster, 
 including a flood, from duplicative environmental document reviews if 
  the road, highway, or bridge is reconstructed in the same location.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 20 (legislative day, July 19), 2011

 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt any road, highway, or bridge damaged by a natural disaster, 
 including a flood, from duplicative environmental document reviews if 
  the road, highway, or bridge is reconstructed in the same location.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION.

    The reconstruction process of any road, highway, or bridge that is 
in operation or under construction when damaged by a natural disaster, 
including a flood, and reconstructed in the same location shall be 
exempt from any environmental review under--
            (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (2) sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution 
        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342, 1344);
            (3) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
        et seq.);
            (4) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);
            (5) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et 
        seq.);
            (6) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 
        et seq.);
            (7) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated 
        critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;
            (8) Executive Order 11990 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 
        the protection of wetlands); and
            (9) any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no 
        net loss of wetlands.
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